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NewsSyfy acquires web-only drama
Syfy UK has acquired its first original web series – a US drama about five students who are buried alive.
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NewsMentorn secures deals for Cops shows
BBC blue-light shows Traffic Cops and Motorway Cops have been picked up in Australia and Sweden, following new deals by Mentorn International.
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NewsNeil Morrissey to make care home doc
Actor Neil Morrissey is to finally uncover the reasons why he was taken into care as a child for a new BBC documentary.
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NewsBroadcast digital channel shortlist unveiled
The shortlist has been announced for the prestigious Channel of the Year award at next month’s Broadcast Digital Awards.
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NewsBonham Carter to star in Toast adaptation
Helena Bonham Carter is to star in a BBC film bringing to life food writer Nigel Slater’s celebrated memoir Toast.
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NewsHairy Bikers win new BBC commission
The BBC has commissioned a new daytime series featuring TV chefs the Hairy Bikers, which will be screened near the end of autumn this year.
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NewsSky 1 to simulcast Lost finale
Sky 1HD is to air the finale of Lost at 5am on Monday 24 May - exactly the same time as it goes out on ABC in the US.
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NewsLocal info site drives recruitment at STV
STV is planning a significant digital recruitment drive as it prepares to launch a website providing local information for more than 200 communities in Scotland.
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NewsITV shoots Coronation Street titles in 3D
ITV has completed a stereoscopic 3D test shoot on the set of its flagship soap, Coronation Street.
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NewsGovernment to give NAO access to BBC books
The BBC is to be forced to open its books to the National Audit Office under the new coalition government.
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NewsBBC may run Archers early to push DAB
The Archers may be the oldest soap in the world - but it could also be the BBC’s secret weapon in converting radio listening to digital.
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NewsProducers accuse BBC of failing interactive media
Multiplatform producers have joined forces to call for the BBC to scrap plans to cut its £177m web spend by 25%
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NewsMTV UK signs up to promote Shed web soap
MTV UK has become the first broadcaster to partner with Shed Media’s forthcoming 20-part web soap opera Being Victor.
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NewsSharp Project powers up data centre
Work has started on a major new Tier2/Tier3 data centre inside Manchester digital content hub The Sharp Project.
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NewsStiff competition likely in race to replace Abraham at UKTV
The race to succeed David Abraham as chief executive of UKTV is hotting up, with sources within the broadcaster indicating that a string of high-profile execs are being considered.
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NewsITV puts faith in Vera as successor to Frost
ITV has earmarked an in-house detective drama as a successor to A Touch of Frost and is taking the format to a full eight-hour series before the pilot has even aired.
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Video Europe opens south-west hire facility
Equipment hire company Video Europe has opened a facility in Cardiff to service Wales and the south-west of England.
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NewsHenson on board as Bravo woos women
Bravo has signed up Welsh international rugby star Gavin Henson for a pop science show and is launching a rebrand to increase the lads’ channel’s appeal to women.
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NewsSeeSaw takes on iTunes with paid-for TV offering
VoD service SeeSaw is to make the likes of Doctor Who, Lost, South Park and Top Gear available to rent from next month as it launches its premium content offering this week.
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NewsGood Food pilots Ronnie Corbett cookery show
Good Food has ordered a high profile pilot featuring Ronnie Corbett and Rob Brydon that will tap into the comedians’ passion for food.